अपनी भाषा में प्लॉट जोड़ेंIn the castle Vogeloed, a few aristocrats are awaiting baroness Safferstätt. But first count Oetsch invites himself.. Everyone thinks he murdered his brother, baroness Safferstat's first hus... सभी पढ़ेंIn the castle Vogeloed, a few aristocrats are awaiting baroness Safferstätt. But first count Oetsch invites himself.. Everyone thinks he murdered his brother, baroness Safferstat's first husband, three years ago. So he is rather undesirable. But Oetsch stays; arguing he is not th... सभी पढ़ेंIn the castle Vogeloed, a few aristocrats are awaiting baroness Safferstätt. But first count Oetsch invites himself.. Everyone thinks he murdered his brother, baroness Safferstat's first husband, three years ago. So he is rather undesirable. But Oetsch stays; arguing he is not the murderer and will find the real one...
- Centa V. Vogelschrey - von Vogelschrey's Frau
- (as L. Kyser-Korff)
- Graf Johann Oetsch
- (as Lotar Mehnert)
- Der Pater Faramund
- (as Victor Blütner)
- Ein Diener
- (as Walter Kurt-Kuhle)
- Kleines Mädchen
- (बिना क्रेडिट के)
- Zweites Kleines Mädchen
- (बिना क्रेडिट के)
- Küchenjunge
- (बिना क्रेडिट के)
फ़ीचर्ड समीक्षाएं
This is an early offering in F.W. Murnau's film-making career, and none of the brilliance of his later films ("Nosferatu", "The Last Laugh", "Faust", "Sunrise") is evident here. "The Haunted Castle" is prosaically filmed, despite the assistance of two competent cinematographers, László Schäffer ("Berlin: Symphony of a Great City") and Fritz Arno Wagner ("Nosferatu" and several of Fritz Lang and G.W. Pabst's films). Additionally, Hermann Warm ("Caligari") was the production designer. The castle interiors are rather rich, at least. But, the miniature used for the exterior views of the castle, as a transition effect, is overused and ineffective. I don't care for the iris openings and closings, either; they're usually too obtrusive for transition editing.
Anyhow, there were some surprises in the plot for me, but that didn't make it worthwhile. Despite having another giant of Weimar cinema, Carl Mayer ("Caligari", "The Last Laugh"), as one of the screenwriters, the plot is slow-paced and never evolves to anything higher than a whodunit--and not even a good one at that. The acting is too obvious and overdone, as well. The talent involved did much better work elsewhere.
The Sinister Cinema edition I watched was a mere 56 minutes in length, as opposed to the restored 74-minute version of the film; not surprisingly, the choppy editing (full of phony-looking transitions and an equally pointless establishing shot of the castle used ad nauseam throughout) made the plot somewhat hard to follow and the lack of detail in the print itself, not to mention the absence of an accompanying music score, didn't help matters either!
Even so, the film is worth watching for the unethical way the elderly hero goes about discovering the real identity of his brother's killer and for a couple of brief if irrelevant dream sequences, one expressionistic (and which can now be seen as a dry run for NOSFERATU [1922]) and the other surreal. Some years back, Image Entertainment had announced a DVD release of THE HAUNTED CASTLE but, for reasons known only to them, it was summarily cancelled and has yet to appear officially on any digital format.
Lothar Mehnert stars as Count Oetsch, and although I know absolutely nothing about him, I was very drawn to his performance. He has a striking look that I think makes for a good stage or screen presence. What else has he done? I do not know, but should seek it out.
The film is light on humor, though there is a sequence I will call "the kitchen boy dream" that I found funny. What is it implying? What does it mean? How does it connect to the big story? I have no idea.
The Kino DVD contains a book / film comparison and I would recommend this. It shows how radically different the film is in some ways from the book. While the essence is the same, I would almost have to say they are two different creatures altogether.
Worth seeing for the dreams!
क्या आपको पता है
- ट्रिवियाThe movie was shot in 16 days and released before the serialized novel's last chapter had been printed in the "Berliner Illustrierten".
- इसके अलावा अन्य वर्जनThere is an Italian DVD edition of this movie, distributed by DNA Srl, entitled "Il castello di Vogelod". The movie was re-edited with the contribution of the film history scholar Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available in streaming on some platforms. This DVD also contains another movie directed by F.W. Murnau: "Tartufo".
- कनेक्शनFeatured in Dämonische Leinwand - Der deutsche Film der zwanziger Jahre (1998)
टॉप पसंद
- How long is The Haunted Castle?Alexa द्वारा संचालित
विवरण
- चलने की अवधि1 घंटा 15 मिनट
- ध्वनि मिश्रण
- पक्ष अनुपात
- 1.33 : 1